| Election Name: | 1980 Cape Verdean parliamentary election |
| Country: | Cape Verde |
| Flag Year: | 1975 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1975 Cape Verdean parliamentary election |
| Previous Year: | 1975 |
| Next Election: | 1985 Cape Verdean parliamentary election |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
| Election Date: | 7 December 1980 |
| Registered: | 126,028 |
| Turnout: | 75.77% |
| Leader1: | Aristides Pereira |
| Party1: | African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde |
| Popular Vote1: | 88,309 |
| Percentage1: | 92.6% |
| Seats1: | 63 |
| Seat Change1: | 7 |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Aristides Pereira |
| Before Party: | PAIGC |
| After Election: | Aristides Pereira |
| After Party: | PAICV |
Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 7 December 1980.[1] The country was a one-party state at the time, with the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) as the sole legal party.[2] Its leader was Aristides Pereira. The PAIGC presented a list of 63 candidates and three substitutes to voters to approve.